Passports Geography Club
Passports Club :: A Geography Co-op
Kids love learning about other countries. We recently started a homeschool geography club or cooperative to provide an opportunity for our kiddos to share what they've learned, gain exposure to other countries in the same region, and practice their presentations skills. This is a great way to study geography and is adaptable to a classroom or scout groups.
Take a few minutes to explore - you may surprise yourself with a few new discoveries.
Practicing Their Presentation Skills
How to Establish a Passports Club Co-op
- Meet once a month whereby students share a special project they did during the month. Projects could be a lapbook, a dance, a costume, a recipe they tried, a 3-dimensional map they made, a poster of an animal in its native habitat, etc.
- A region of the world will be assigned each month. Students pick their own country to focus on from that region to alleviate the "no books left at the library" situation and repeated information in student reports.
- Families are encouraged to make a meal from their selected country on their own at home. If they feel lead to share a recipe with the group, that would be more than welcome.
- Attendance is not required. Families are free to attend when they can but are not obligated. No pressure.
- A Geography Picture Dictionary is available here as a free download - feel free to use it if you wish.
- As you proceed, students can earn stamps in their 'passport'. Passports are available here as a free download.
The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World
Geography Resources Online
- Passports :: Crossing Cultural Borders
An online collection of resources, lesson plans and information designed to help both teachers and students become more culturally competent. - Little Passports
Little Passports is a global adventure where kids follow Sam and Sofia's travels around the world with monthly packages received in the postal mail and online games and activities. Packages include a personalized adventure letter, activities, souven - Geography Printables & Links by Homeschool Creations
The geography pages on this site host all of the printables that were created by a homeschool mom and are divided out by continents. Her blog, Homeschool Creations, has a breakdown of her day-by-day lesson plans also for each country that she studied
Use this sample outline while planning your country studies.
Week 1
Monday
~ Locate/map country
~ Introduce song of the country
~ Color and label map
Tuesday
~ Notebooking page(s)
~ Learn about the flag
~ Review song
Wednesday
~ Geography features:
~ Literature of the country
~ Fun website of the country:
~ Review song
Thursday
~ Language & religions
~ Review song
Little Passports :: A Global Adventure - Inspire Your Child to Learn About the World with a Little Passports subscription.
Each month our characters, Sofia and Sam, travel to a new country on their magical scooter and share their experiences with your child.Your child will receive an exciting package via postal mail that includes an adventure letter, fun souvenirs, activities and access to our online Boarding Zone full of games and activities. Little Passports .. the world awaits.
Here's another sample outline to help you plan your geography study.
Week 2
Monday
~ Quick review
~ Currency
~ Literature from/about
~ Review song
Tuesday
~ Famous artist
~ Other special people: explorers, musicians, etc...
~ Review song
Wednesday
~ Animal from country & habitat
~ Review song
~ Put together meal from country
Thursday
~ Gather with Passports Club co-op and share a project
~ Stamp passports
~ Review song
The Complete Book of Maps & Geography
Exploring the World from Home
Around the World
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